Mars – Københavns Universitet

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The Mars group at the Niels Bohr Institute is an experimental research group working with exploration of the Martian surface.
Our research is focused on the mineral composition of the soil, rocks and particularly the airborne dust on Mars. An essential activity is our direct participation in experiments on Mars lander and rover missions for which we design and build various science instruments and experiments.

Mars 2020 rover mission

A multinational and interdisciplinary team of students working on a new breed of moss designed to survive on Mars.

The Carlsberg Foundation is a commercial foundation that supports basic scientific research within the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities conducted by Danish researchers and international researchers connected to Danish research environments.In 2015, the Carlsberg Foundation awarded DKK 163 million for basic research. The funds for awards mainly come from the profits of Carlsberg A/S, in which the Carlsberg Foundation has a controlling interest. The Carlsberg Foundation was founded by Brewer J.C. Jacobsen in 1876.

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How did the first galaxies come to be? The Buffalo project, a new Hubble Frontier Fields Program to study the first galaxies with the The Hubble Space Telescope has started to conduct a large survey.
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Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have been involved in detecting a beam of light that provides a link between neutron star mergers and short duration gamma ray bursts. The result is now published in Nature Astronomy.
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On Friday, July 27th, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in Denmark, if weather permits. That the lunar eclipse has prehistoric roots may sound a little strange. The explanation is that lunar eclipses follow a 19-year cycle.
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